Conrado del Campo is remembered in music for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Conrado del Campo as Spanish musician (1878–1953).
Conrado del Campo was born at Madrid in 1878. His recorded nationality is Spain. He trained at Madrid Royal Conservatory and Instituto Cardenal Cisneros.
Recording arrived in this generation and changed everything: a performance could now outlive the performer.
He worked as composer, conductor and music educator.
The instruments recorded are violin and viola.
His work is classed as opera and zarzuela.
He performed with Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.
What survives in music is rarely what sold best at the time.
The honours record reads: Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise (1946).
That the work came out of Spain shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Conrado del Campo died in 1953, aged 75. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise — 1946
- Instruments: violin and viola
- Genres: opera and zarzuela
